Commander James Bond 007, is the creation of Ian Fleming, and the property
of United Artists. This story was written in an attempt by the author to
learn, and not for financial gain.
To the reader;
This story takes place in a reality that is somewhere between the movies, and the novels. Though it makes reference to both the events in this story have no bearing on either.
This story was retrieved from a bad hard-drive, and may still be garbled in places. There are some typos and miss-spelled words that I had fixed, but they reverted to the way they were first written. I've had to fight with my spell checker, and the blue screen of death, to find them. I know I've missed some, just because I'm dyslexic. Sorry.
This story was written in 1998. It is the first story I actually finished writing from beginning to end. I admit it is not polished; partly due to technical problems. Please be kind.
RavenDove
REMEMBER ULYSSES by Lyda Mae (RavenDove) Huff
Chapter One: Who's Jimmy
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Jack Wade was on a mission. He had traced the stolen files to this old gestapo complex on the German/Swiss border. The US government didn't take kindly to espionage. From what he had found his wasn't the only government with a stake in getting these bastards. However, none of the governments would work together; they didn't want anyone else to know there were faults in their security. Damned arrogance! They were all allies; at least they were supposed to be.
"What the devil?" He was still nearly a kilometer away, and the base had just exploded. "Now What?" He looked at the machine gun in his hands. He saw someone running from the explosion. Before he could be spotted, he ducked behind a rock. Looking around the rock, he saw who it was. He knew who it was, and boy was he glad. He stood up from his crouch. "Jimmy you old son of a gun; what the Hell are you doing here?"
The man he had called Jimmy stopped in his tracks. He stood there about ten feet away; raising his handgun cautiously. "Who are you? And who is Jimmy?"
Jack was dumb founded. Only one man he knew of would have escaped an explosion like that. The man he was looking at could be none other than Commander James Bond of the British intelligence. "Don't you remember Russia, or the HALO drop in the South China Sea?"
The man inched forward "Actually no I don't, but then I don't seam to remember an awful lot." He lowered his gun, but kept it in his hands. Ready to aim and fire at the first sign of trouble. "Like why the people in that building were trying to kill me. I don't suppose you can answer that for me?"
"I most certainly can Jimmy." Jack sat on the rock setting his own gun at his side. "You are a British Intelligence officer, and they were global terrorists. That explosion wasn't the last of them. I wish we could be so lucky. As it goes we better both get our tails out of here; no doubt your government is wondering where the Hell you are."
Jimmy took a step back; lifting his gun up more. "How do I know you re telling me the truth?" He looked like he wouldn't know his own mother.
"I don't know Jimmy. What do you remember?" Jack was getting impatient; what happened to the man to make him like this. It didn't matter what had happened. He thought of this man as his friend, and his friend needed help.
"Do you have a tattoo? I try to put a name with your face, but all I get is the image of a tattoo."
Jack couldn't help but turn a little red. "Yes Jimmy, I have a tattoo. Last time you saw it you were a bit rude. Do you have to see it, or can I get away with telling you where it is?"
Jimmy had an unsure look on his face. "I'll have to see I've found one can't be too careful."
"FINE! Put down the gun and I'll show it to you." Jack turned around, and pulled down his pants to revel a tattoo of a rose with the name Muffy above it. "Can we go now? I don't know about you, but I don't think we're safe here." He refastened his pants, and turned to face Jimmy.
Jimmy no longer held his gun. "I agree. It would seem I've worked with you before, and I have no choice but to trust you." Jimmy began to slump to the ground; he pulled his had out of his suit it was covered in blood It was his blood; he had a minor wound above his left hip. It had been stitched up, but he had torn the stitches escaping the explosion.
Jack pulled out a small radio. "Sparrow this is ground squirrel. The base is blown. Get me out. I have friendly wounded with me. Repeat. Get me out; I have friendly wounded with me."
"Ground squirrel this is sparrow. We copy what is your location."
"One click direction of enter."
"We'll be there. Sparrow out"
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M stood one the roof of MI6 headquarters; Money Penny, Dr. Ekles, Torus, and Nurse Delight all stood beside her. The message they received was odd to say the least.
To: MI6 London, U.K. From: CIA Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Found something that we think belongs to you. Wish to return 14:00 your time Tues. 26th. Have M.D. on standby. Will send a helicopter to roof of your headquarters. Will send man to explain.
So here they were on the roof waiting for a helicopter. Whatever they had found this was odd. Could they have found our missing man? It made the most sense; why else would they say to have a doctor ready. Perhaps to identify remains. She hoped not; losing an agent was not something she liked. Even 007; he may be a relic of another era, but he was good at his job.
"There it is." Moneypenny pointed where she was looking with binoculars. The sound of the copters blades slicing air soon drowned out any talking. The copter set down on the roof top pad gently as a feather. Then the back end opened with a clunk as the pilot shut down the engine.
Out of the opening came a rather large man; he was wearing a suit that looked kind of rumpled. He lead two smaller, younger men who both wore fatigues. The two young men were maneuvering a collapsible gurney; as the large man gestured toward the group that had been waiting for them with his briefcase. As the gurney was turned so they could see the occupant the crowd let out a collective sigh/gasp of relief.
It was indeed their missing man. Commander James Bond was trussed up on that thing. His right arm was in a sling, and he was unconscious. Still, he didn't appear any the worse for wear. Even as he was he still looked ready to charm secrets from the devil's wife. M didn't know how he managed that.
"Hello," the large man boomed "I'm Jack Wade CIA. I found your man on the German/Swiss boarder. He was running from an explosion; didn't even know his own name."
M raised an eyebrow "No doubt the rest of the story will prove interesting. I'm M. This is Moneypenny, Agent Torus, Dr. Ekles, and nurse Delight. Shall we step inside?" She gestured turning to the stairwell.
"That's a good idea. I'm sure you want your doctor to look at the Commander." The crowd let the gurney pass followed by Dr. Ekles and nurse Delight.
Maneuvering the gurney down the stairwell was easy enough. They all followed silently as Ekles directed the two men. When they arrived at the buildings small medical unit, the men were dismissed by Jack to take the empty gurney back to the helicopter. To this end Torus escorted them.
Jack pulled a brown folder from his briefcase, and handed it to Dr. Ekles. "This is the file our doctor started." Ekles began browsing through the folder. "For all he's been through; he's one lucky SOB. The physical injures are minor; an infected stab wound and a graze from a lucky shot. He had the bullet wound stitched up then tore it open escaping that explosion I mentioned. It's the amnesia that's the kicker. Couldn't figure out the exact cause. There is evidence he was tortured; Dr. Aberes thought that might be the cause."
Dr. Ekles closed the file, and brought a hand up to his chin introspectively. "Certainly not unheard of. The file doesn't specify why he was sedated for the trip."
"The amnesia; Dr. Aberes thought it best for all concerned if he was transported unconscious. Where he isn't quite sure who his friends and enemies are; I understand her reasoning."
Now it was M's turn to question. "How was it he came to trust you?"
"Bit by bit he remembers things. The way I got him to quit pointing his gun at me; was he remembered my tattoo."
"Oh yes! Now I remember the name. When he was tracking GoldenEye; you were his contact in Russia." Moneypenny stifled a laugh.
Jack didn't want this to go any further. "Yeah. As it is, I have some information on where Jimmy here has been. My superiors want me to go over it with your people before I leave. If I'm lucky I'll finish just about the time Prince Charming here wakes up." He gestured to Bond.
"Prince Charming?" Moneypenny had a puzzled look on her face at the compaercen. "Why on Earth would you call him that?"
"Two reasons actually. First time I met him; he pulled a gun on me because I didn't give the reply fraise. After that I'm not about to call him Sleeping Beauty."
When Mr. Wade paused in his explanation Moneypenny got impatient. "And the second reason would be?"
Jack cleared his throat. "Have you ever seen the musical 'Into the Woods'?"
M put in "You mean The Brothers Grimm goes Broadway."
"Yeah that's the one. My niece played Red Riding Hood in her high school production. In the second act when Cinderella finds out Prince Charming is having romps with maidens in the woods she scolds him. His reply 'I was raised to be charming not sincere'. Jimmy's a charmer alright, but in his line of work sincerity can get you killed." They fell silent.
M finally spoke "True enough Mr. Wade. We best continue our discussion in my office." After the crowd left the doctor began examining the Commander's wounds for himself.
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To the reader;
This story takes place in a reality that is somewhere between the movies, and the novels. Though it makes reference to both the events in this story have no bearing on either.
This story was retrieved from a bad hard-drive, and may still be garbled in places. There are some typos and miss-spelled words that I had fixed, but they reverted to the way they were first written. I've had to fight with my spell checker, and the blue screen of death, to find them. I know I've missed some, just because I'm dyslexic. Sorry.
This story was written in 1998. It is the first story I actually finished writing from beginning to end. I admit it is not polished; partly due to technical problems. Please be kind.
RavenDove
REMEMBER ULYSSES by Lyda Mae (RavenDove) Huff
Chapter One: Who's Jimmy
-----
Jack Wade was on a mission. He had traced the stolen files to this old gestapo complex on the German/Swiss border. The US government didn't take kindly to espionage. From what he had found his wasn't the only government with a stake in getting these bastards. However, none of the governments would work together; they didn't want anyone else to know there were faults in their security. Damned arrogance! They were all allies; at least they were supposed to be.
"What the devil?" He was still nearly a kilometer away, and the base had just exploded. "Now What?" He looked at the machine gun in his hands. He saw someone running from the explosion. Before he could be spotted, he ducked behind a rock. Looking around the rock, he saw who it was. He knew who it was, and boy was he glad. He stood up from his crouch. "Jimmy you old son of a gun; what the Hell are you doing here?"
The man he had called Jimmy stopped in his tracks. He stood there about ten feet away; raising his handgun cautiously. "Who are you? And who is Jimmy?"
Jack was dumb founded. Only one man he knew of would have escaped an explosion like that. The man he was looking at could be none other than Commander James Bond of the British intelligence. "Don't you remember Russia, or the HALO drop in the South China Sea?"
The man inched forward "Actually no I don't, but then I don't seam to remember an awful lot." He lowered his gun, but kept it in his hands. Ready to aim and fire at the first sign of trouble. "Like why the people in that building were trying to kill me. I don't suppose you can answer that for me?"
"I most certainly can Jimmy." Jack sat on the rock setting his own gun at his side. "You are a British Intelligence officer, and they were global terrorists. That explosion wasn't the last of them. I wish we could be so lucky. As it goes we better both get our tails out of here; no doubt your government is wondering where the Hell you are."
Jimmy took a step back; lifting his gun up more. "How do I know you re telling me the truth?" He looked like he wouldn't know his own mother.
"I don't know Jimmy. What do you remember?" Jack was getting impatient; what happened to the man to make him like this. It didn't matter what had happened. He thought of this man as his friend, and his friend needed help.
"Do you have a tattoo? I try to put a name with your face, but all I get is the image of a tattoo."
Jack couldn't help but turn a little red. "Yes Jimmy, I have a tattoo. Last time you saw it you were a bit rude. Do you have to see it, or can I get away with telling you where it is?"
Jimmy had an unsure look on his face. "I'll have to see I've found one can't be too careful."
"FINE! Put down the gun and I'll show it to you." Jack turned around, and pulled down his pants to revel a tattoo of a rose with the name Muffy above it. "Can we go now? I don't know about you, but I don't think we're safe here." He refastened his pants, and turned to face Jimmy.
Jimmy no longer held his gun. "I agree. It would seem I've worked with you before, and I have no choice but to trust you." Jimmy began to slump to the ground; he pulled his had out of his suit it was covered in blood It was his blood; he had a minor wound above his left hip. It had been stitched up, but he had torn the stitches escaping the explosion.
Jack pulled out a small radio. "Sparrow this is ground squirrel. The base is blown. Get me out. I have friendly wounded with me. Repeat. Get me out; I have friendly wounded with me."
"Ground squirrel this is sparrow. We copy what is your location."
"One click direction of enter."
"We'll be there. Sparrow out"
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M stood one the roof of MI6 headquarters; Money Penny, Dr. Ekles, Torus, and Nurse Delight all stood beside her. The message they received was odd to say the least.
To: MI6 London, U.K. From: CIA Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Found something that we think belongs to you. Wish to return 14:00 your time Tues. 26th. Have M.D. on standby. Will send a helicopter to roof of your headquarters. Will send man to explain.
So here they were on the roof waiting for a helicopter. Whatever they had found this was odd. Could they have found our missing man? It made the most sense; why else would they say to have a doctor ready. Perhaps to identify remains. She hoped not; losing an agent was not something she liked. Even 007; he may be a relic of another era, but he was good at his job.
"There it is." Moneypenny pointed where she was looking with binoculars. The sound of the copters blades slicing air soon drowned out any talking. The copter set down on the roof top pad gently as a feather. Then the back end opened with a clunk as the pilot shut down the engine.
Out of the opening came a rather large man; he was wearing a suit that looked kind of rumpled. He lead two smaller, younger men who both wore fatigues. The two young men were maneuvering a collapsible gurney; as the large man gestured toward the group that had been waiting for them with his briefcase. As the gurney was turned so they could see the occupant the crowd let out a collective sigh/gasp of relief.
It was indeed their missing man. Commander James Bond was trussed up on that thing. His right arm was in a sling, and he was unconscious. Still, he didn't appear any the worse for wear. Even as he was he still looked ready to charm secrets from the devil's wife. M didn't know how he managed that.
"Hello," the large man boomed "I'm Jack Wade CIA. I found your man on the German/Swiss boarder. He was running from an explosion; didn't even know his own name."
M raised an eyebrow "No doubt the rest of the story will prove interesting. I'm M. This is Moneypenny, Agent Torus, Dr. Ekles, and nurse Delight. Shall we step inside?" She gestured turning to the stairwell.
"That's a good idea. I'm sure you want your doctor to look at the Commander." The crowd let the gurney pass followed by Dr. Ekles and nurse Delight.
Maneuvering the gurney down the stairwell was easy enough. They all followed silently as Ekles directed the two men. When they arrived at the buildings small medical unit, the men were dismissed by Jack to take the empty gurney back to the helicopter. To this end Torus escorted them.
Jack pulled a brown folder from his briefcase, and handed it to Dr. Ekles. "This is the file our doctor started." Ekles began browsing through the folder. "For all he's been through; he's one lucky SOB. The physical injures are minor; an infected stab wound and a graze from a lucky shot. He had the bullet wound stitched up then tore it open escaping that explosion I mentioned. It's the amnesia that's the kicker. Couldn't figure out the exact cause. There is evidence he was tortured; Dr. Aberes thought that might be the cause."
Dr. Ekles closed the file, and brought a hand up to his chin introspectively. "Certainly not unheard of. The file doesn't specify why he was sedated for the trip."
"The amnesia; Dr. Aberes thought it best for all concerned if he was transported unconscious. Where he isn't quite sure who his friends and enemies are; I understand her reasoning."
Now it was M's turn to question. "How was it he came to trust you?"
"Bit by bit he remembers things. The way I got him to quit pointing his gun at me; was he remembered my tattoo."
"Oh yes! Now I remember the name. When he was tracking GoldenEye; you were his contact in Russia." Moneypenny stifled a laugh.
Jack didn't want this to go any further. "Yeah. As it is, I have some information on where Jimmy here has been. My superiors want me to go over it with your people before I leave. If I'm lucky I'll finish just about the time Prince Charming here wakes up." He gestured to Bond.
"Prince Charming?" Moneypenny had a puzzled look on her face at the compaercen. "Why on Earth would you call him that?"
"Two reasons actually. First time I met him; he pulled a gun on me because I didn't give the reply fraise. After that I'm not about to call him Sleeping Beauty."
When Mr. Wade paused in his explanation Moneypenny got impatient. "And the second reason would be?"
Jack cleared his throat. "Have you ever seen the musical 'Into the Woods'?"
M put in "You mean The Brothers Grimm goes Broadway."
"Yeah that's the one. My niece played Red Riding Hood in her high school production. In the second act when Cinderella finds out Prince Charming is having romps with maidens in the woods she scolds him. His reply 'I was raised to be charming not sincere'. Jimmy's a charmer alright, but in his line of work sincerity can get you killed." They fell silent.
M finally spoke "True enough Mr. Wade. We best continue our discussion in my office." After the crowd left the doctor began examining the Commander's wounds for himself.
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